The program of Scouting America is administered through local councils, with each council covering a geographic area that may vary from a single city to an entire state. Each council receives an annual charter from the National Council and is usually incorporated as a charitable organization. Most councils are administratively divided into districts that directly serve Scout units.
Councils previously fell into one of four regions: Western, Central, Southern, and Northeast. Each region was then subdivided into areas. The total number of councils depends on how they are counted:
There are individual local councils. Direct Service covers units outside of local councils. Although technically not a council, it is assigned a council number. Greater New York Councils has five boroughs, each with an assigned council number. Each of the four regions has an assigned council number.
Current councils of the Boy Scouts of America + Current councils of the Boy Scouts of America Council number Council name Headquarters city Headquarters state Lodges Camps1 Greater Alabama Council Birmingham Alabama Coosa Lodge 3 Alabama-Florida Council Dothan Alabama Cowikee Lodge Camp Alaflo4 Mobile Area Council Mobile Alabama Woa Cholena Lodge 5 Tukabatchee Area Council Montgomery Alabama Alibamu Lodge 6 Black Warrior Council Tuscaloosa Alabama Aracoma Lodge 10 Grand Canyon Council Phoenix Arizona Wipala Wiki Lodge 11 Catalina Council Tucson Arizona Papago Lodge 18 Natural State Council Little Rock Arkansas 23 Golden Gate Area Council Pleasant Hill California 27 Sequoia Council Fresno California Tah-Heetch Lodge 30 Southern Sierra Council Bakersfield California Yowlumne Lodge Camp Kern31 Pacific Skyline Council Foster City California Ohlone Lodge 32 Long Beach Area Council Long Beach California Puvunga Lodge 33 Greater Los Angeles Area Council Los Angeles California Tuku'ut Lodge 35 Marin Council San Rafael California Talako Lodge 39 Orange County Council Santa Ana California Wiatava Lodge 41 Redwood Empire Council Santa Rosa California Orca Lodge 42 Piedmont Council Piedmont California Hungteetsepoppi Lodge Camp Wallace Alexander (closed)45 California Inland Empire Council Redlands California Cahuilla Lodge Boseker Scout Reservation47 Golden Empire Council Sacramento California Amangi Nacha Lodge 49 San Diego-Imperial Council San Diego California Tiwahe Lodge 51 Western Los Angeles County Council Van Nuys California Malibu Lodge 53 Los Padres Council Santa Barbara California Chumash Lodge 55 Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council San Jose California Saklan Lodge 57 Ventura County Council Camarillo California Topa Topa Lodge 58 Verdugo Hills Council Glendale California Spe-Le-Yai Lodge 59 Greater Yosemite Council Modesto California Toloma Lodge 60 Pathway to the Rockies Council Colorado Springs Colorado Buffalo Mountain Lodge 61 Greater Colorado Council Denver Colorado Tahosa Lodge 62 Adventure West Council Greeley Colorado Kola Lodge 66 Connecticut Rivers Council Hartford Connecticut Tschitani Lodge 67 Greenwich Council Greenwich Connecticut Achewon Netopalis Lodge Ernest Thompson Seton Scout Reservation70 Old North State Council Greensboro North Carolina Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge 72 Connecticut Yankee Council Milford Connecticut Owaneco Lodge 81 Del-Mar-Va Council Dover Delaware Nentego Lodge 82 National Capital Area Council Bethesda Maryland Amangamek Wipit Lodge 83 Central Florida Council Apopka Florida Tipisa Lodge Leonard and Marjorie Williams Family Scout Reservation84 South Florida Council Miami Lakes Florida O-Shot-Caw Lodge 85 Gulf Stream Council Palm Beach Gardens Florida Aal-Pa-Tah Lodge 87 North Florida Council Jacksonville Florida Echockotee Lodge 88 Southwest Florida Council Fort Myers Florida Osceola Lodge 89 Greater Tampa Bay Area Council Tampa Florida Uh-To-Yeh-hut-Tee Lodge 91 Chattahoochee Council Columbus Georgia Chattahoochee Lodge 92 Atlanta Area Council Atlanta Georgia Egwa Tawa Dee Lodge 93 Georgia-Carolina Council Augusta Georgia Bob White Lodge 95 Flint River Council Griffin Georgia Ini-To Lodge Camp Thunder96 Central Georgia Council Macon Georgia Echeconnee Lodge98 South Georgia Council Valdosta Georgia Withlacoochee Lodge99 Coastal Georgia Council Savannah Georgia I-Tsu-La Lodge 100 Northwest Georgia Council Rome Georgia Waguli Lodge 101 Northeast Georgia Council Jefferson Georgia Mowogo Lodge104 Aloha Council Honolulu Hawaii Na Mokupuni O Lawelawe Lodge106 Mountain West Council Boise Idaho Tukarica Lodge 107 Grand Teton Council Idaho Falls Idaho Shunkah Mahneetu Lodge117 Prairielands Council Champaign Illinois Illini Lodge 127 Three Fires Council St Charles Illinois Lowaneu Allanque Lodge 129 Northeast Illinois Council Highland Park Illinois Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan Lodge Camp Makajawan133 Illowa Council Davenport Iowa Konepaka Ketiwa Lodge Loud Thunder Scout Reservation138 W. D. Boyce Council Peoria Illinois Wenasa Quenhotan Lodge141 Mississippi Valley Council Quincy Illinois Black Hawk Lodge 144 Abraham Lincoln Council Springfield Illinois Illinek Lodge145 Hoosier Trails Council Bloomington Indiana Nischa Chuppecat Lodge Maumee Scout Reservation156 Buffalo Trace Council Evansville Indiana Kiondaga Lodge Old Ben Scout Reservation157 Anthony Wayne Area Council Fort Wayne Indiana Kiskakon Lodge Anthony Wayne Scout Reservation160 Crossroads of America Council Indianapolis Indiana Jaccos Towne Lodge162 Sagamore Council Kokomo Indiana Takachsin Lodge165 La Salle Council South Bend Indiana Sakima Lodge172 Hawkeye Area Council Cedar Rapids Iowa Cho-Gun-Mun-A-Nock Lodge Howard H. Cherry Scout Reservation173 Winnebago Council Waterloo Iowa Sac-N-Fox Lodge Camp Ingawanis177 Mid-Iowa Council Des Moines Iowa Mitigwa Lodge 178 Northeast Iowa Council Dubuque Iowa Timmeu Lodge 192 Coronado Area Council Salina Kansas Kidi-Kidish Lodge 197 Jayhawk Area Council Topeka Kansas Dzie-Hauk Tonga Lodge198 Quivira Council Wichita Kansas Kansa Lodge 204 Blue Grass Council Lexington Kentucky Kawida Lodge205 Lincoln Heritage Council Louisville Kentucky Nguttitehen Lodge 209 Calcasieu Area Council Lake Charles Louisiana Quelqueshoe Lodge Camp Edgewood211 Istrouma Area Council Baton Rouge Louisiana Quinipissa Lodge 212 Evangeline Area Council Lafayette Louisiana Atchafalaya Lodge213 Louisiana Purchase Council Monroe Louisiana Comanche Lodge214 Southeast Louisiana Council Metairie Louisiana Chilantakoba Lodge 215 Norwela Council Shreveport Louisiana Caddo Lodge Kinsey Scout Reservation 216 Katahdin Area Council Orono Maine Pamola Lodge Katahdin Scout Reservation - Camp Roosevelt, Eddington, Maine,Maine High Adventure218 Pine Tree Council Portland Maine Madockawanda Lodge220 Baltimore Area Council Baltimore Maryland Nentico Lodge Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation224 Cape Cod and the Islands Council Yarmouth Port Massachusetts Abake Mi-Sa-Na-Ki Lodge227 Spirit of Adventure Council Woburn Massachusetts Pennacook Lodge 230 Heart of New England Council Rutland Massachusetts Catamount Lodge234 Western Massachusetts Council Westfield Massachusetts Pocumtuc Lodge Horace Moses Scout Reservation250 Northern Star Council Saint Paul Minnesota Totanhan Nakaha Lodge 251 Mayflower Council Milford Massachusetts Tantamous Lodge283 Twin Valley Council Mankato Minnesota Wahpekute Lodge296 Central Minnesota Council Sartell Minnesota Naguonabe Lodge299 Gamehaven Council Rochester Minnesota Blue Ox Lodge302 Choctaw Area Council Meridian Mississippi Ashwanchi Kinta LodgeCamp Binachi303 Andrew Jackson Council Jackson Mississippi Sebooney Okasucca Lodge Warren Hood Scout Reservation304 Pine Burr Area Council Hattiesburg Mississippi Ti'ak Lodge306 Ozark Trails Council Springfield Missouri Wah-Sha-She Lodge 307 Heart of America Council Kansas City Missouri Tamegonit Lodge 311 Pony Express Council Saint Joseph Missouri O Ni FloCamp Geiger Scout Reservation312 Greater Saint Louis Area Council Saint Louis Missouri 315 Montana Council Great Falls Montana Apoxky Aio Lodge 324 Cornhusker Council Walton Nebraska Golden Sun Lodge326 Mid-America Council Omaha Nebraska Kit-Ke-Hak-O-Kut Lodge 328 Las Vegas Area Council Las Vegas Nevada Nebagamon Lodge329 Nevada Area Council Reno Nevada Tannu Lodge 330 Daniel Webster Council Manchester New Hampshire Passaconaway Lodge 333 Northern New Jersey Council Oakland New Jersey Lenapehoking Lodge 341 Jersey Shore Council Toms River New Jersey Japeechen Lodge 347 Monmouth Council Morganville New Jersey Na Tsi Hi Lodge 358 Patriots' Path Council Cedar Knolls New Jersey Woapalanne Lodge 364 Twin Rivers Council Albany New York Kittan Lodge 368 Baden-Powell Council Binghamton New York Otahnagon LodgeCamp Barton
Tuscarora Scout Reservation373 Longhouse Council Syracuse New York Lowanne Nimat LodgeSabattis Scout Reservation380 Great Falls Council Buffalo New York TKäen DoD Lodge 382 Allegheny Highlands Council Falconer New York Ho-Nan-Ne-Ho-Ont Lodge Camp Merz Elk Lick Scout Reservation386 Theodore Roosevelt Council Massapequa New York Buckskin Lodge Onteora Scout Reservation